The Alps juliennes

The the Alps juliennes are a solid mass of the Eastern Préalpes Southerners. They rise between the Slovenia (Istrie and Carniole) and the Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia).

In the broad sense, they are also a whole of the the Alps composed of the Karavanke, the kamnic Alps and Pohorje. Their name comes from Jules César which was generous towards a province of this area which had as a capital Cividale del Friuli and which extended towards south-east until the the dinaric Alps, which, in spite of their name, do not belong to the Alps.

The Triglav is the culminating point of the solid mass.

Geography

Situation

The solid mass is surrounded of the carnic Préalpes in the west, of the the carnic Alps in north, of the Karavanke in the North-East and the the kamnic Alps in the east.

Principal Summits

Triglav, 2864 m
Montasch, 2754 m
Škrlatica, 2740 m
Mangart, 2677 m
Jôf Fuart, 2666 m
Jalovec, 2645 m
Razor, 2602 m
Kanin, 2585 m
Kanjavec, 2568 m
Prisojnik, 2547 m
Špik, 2472 m
Kleine Mojstrovka, 2332 m
Strug, 2265 m
Krn, 2244 m
Črna prst, 1844 m

Geology

The solid mass consists of Calcaire and Dolomite.

History

The Alps juliennes form since always the linguistic barrier between the Frioulan and the Slovenien . German, isolated the major part of time to length from the centuries, succeeded under the Habsbourg asserting itself more on the south.

In 1866, Italy receives the the Friuli Empire Austro-Hungarian.

Belsazar Hacquet, author of the first rise of Triglav in 1778, and especially Julius Kugy contributed in their writings to clarify the solid mass.

During the First World War, a face opened in the Alps juliennes. The War of position which proceeded there leaves today still traces: many barbed wires, not burst Shells, etc

After this war, Italy receives the major part of the Alps juliennes, but must again withdraw itself on the level of the Watershed after the Second world war, the remainder going to the Yugoslavia and the free Territoire of Trieste.

From now on, these are thus four languages which coexist in these mountains: Italian, the frioulan, the Slovenien and German.

Activities

Winter sports resorts

Local economy

Today, the Alps juliennes are an area where the economy is developed little and missing structures. The mining industry of the Plomb is paralyzed since the end of the XXe century and agriculture encounters difficulties because of complexity of exploiting the grounds.

Despite everything, some cities are able to develop while benefitting from the transborder traffic (Tarvisio) and the “country holidays and white” develop to with it.

Environment

The National park of Triglav, entirely as Slovenia, is located in the middle of the solid mass. It has a surface of 848 km ².

See too

Geography of the Eastern Alps

External bonds

the Alps juliennes - Hribi.net

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